Inslee: 'Taking the politics out of public health' over future of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Inslee: 'Taking the politics out of public health' over future of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Governor signs proclamation impacting local health department’s future Governor Jay Inslee signed a proclamation directly in response to a Pierce County Council vote to break the agreement for a joint city and county health department. PIERCE COUNTY - The controversy over the future of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has reached all the way up to the governor’s desk. Governor Jay Inslee signed a proclamation on Monday that he said takes the “politics out of public health....